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    Gabrielle Blackwood Signs With Emerald Pictures For Spots, Branded Content

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    Gabrielle Blackwood (center), the newest addition to the roster of Emerald Pictures

    Emerald Pictures has brought director and DP Gabrielle Blackwood aboard its roster for commercials and branded content. This marks her first U.S. roost for representation in the ad arena.

    Jamaica-born and raised, Blackwood has never been one to back down from a challenge and brings an out-of-the-box approach to her filmmaking. She earned a BA in Media & Communication from the University of the West Indies and a Master’s in Screen Production from the University of Auckland in New Zealand. She has written, directed, and shot multiple short films, documentaries, music videos, and commercials in both Jamaica and New Zealand and now brings her talents to the American market. Her advertising clients include the Discovery Channel, UNICEF, KFC, British Council, and Al Jazeera. 

    Blackwood’s first feature documentary Denis is a story of courage and resilience, following a man diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) at the age of 43. Rendered paralyzed and unable to speak, his wife is his sole caretaker as he fights the aggressive, debilitating, and degenerative disease for the final five years of his life. She has garnered awards and accolades for Denis and several of her short films at festivals around the world, including Best Short and the Audience Award at Diversity in Cannes, Best Short at Festival International du Film Pan Africain de Cannes and the LA Film & Script Film Festival. 

    Blackwood is a recipient of the Geoff Evans Award for Excellence in Screen Production in New Zealand and her feature screenplay Kendal has been shortlisted for a Sundance Lab, the Screencraft Drama Feature Writing Competition, and is the winner of the Caribbean Tales 2019 Big Pitch Competition. Blackwood is a former president of the Jamaica Film & Television Association (JAFTA) and a co-convenor of Women In Film Jamaica. 

    “Gabrielle is extremely imaginative and brings an ethereal quality to her films, exploring life from many different perspectives and voices,” said Mara Milicevic, founding partner and managing director at Emerald Pictures. “We are very excited to bring her unique talent to brands and clients in the U.S.”

    “Mara and John have been so welcoming and I admire not only the work they do at Emerald, but also their approach to its execution and the environment they’ve created for the Emerald team,” said Blackwood. “We have a shared passion for filmmaking and telling stories, so I’m really looking forward to creating and directing with them.” 

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    Britt Nolan Named CCO For McCann Worldgroup, North America

    Wednesday, November 13, 2024

    Britt Nolan has been hired as chief creative officer at McCann Worldgroup, North America. He will report to Javier Campopiano, global chief creative officer of McCann Worldgroup and McCann.

    Nolan will work directly with the network’s creative leadership in the U.S. and Canada to lead the development of ideas that solve clients’ business challenges, guided by the creativity of the network’s founding philosophy of “Truth Well Told.” Key to this effort will be fostering collaboration across capabilities and agencies, leveraging the network’s talent and expertise in strategy, design, commerce, branding and production to bring its best-in-class offerings to bear for each client.

    “Britt is without a doubt a leader and a point of reference for excellence in our industry,” said Campopiano. “He has led some of North America’s very best work in recent years with incredible range--creating eye-catching, smart, authentic, and funny ways of connecting brands with people. He has a rare track record of success across both creative and business, with a unique understanding of how they power each other. And most importantly, we share a common belief that brand-building is right now more important than it ever was, and the only way to do it is through radical creativity based on human truths. He embodies the very essence of our Truth Well Told philosophy.”

    Most recently president and chief creative officer of Leo Burnett Chicago, Nolan comes to McCann Worldgroup with a track record of creative achievement and business impact, both for his clients and the agencies at which he’s worked. Over the years, his work has won Grand Prix or Best in Show at every major international award show, including over 50 Cannes Lions, as well as recognition... Read More

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